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Ivan Demidov’s pass: Martin St-Louis had him practice it yesterday morning
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Ivan Demidov’s pass: Martin St-Louis had him practice it yesterday morning
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Last night, Ivan Demidov put on a show at the Bell Centre. The young Russian scored the tying goal late in the third period, earning a standing ovation from the crowd.He even took the time to thank the fans… in French.But above all, in the first period, he stole the show on Alex Newhook's goal. In fact, it was Newhook who was credited with the goal, but it was Demidov who did most of the work on the sequence.

Now, what's really interesting is that after the sequence in question, images of the morning practice (captured by Karine Hains) resurfaced. And what we notice on these is that the pass in question… had been practiced that very morning. Martin St-Louis

It's worth remembering that this isn't the first time we've seen something like this involving Martin St-Louis: a few years ago, he taught Caufield a new way of shooting at the net, adding a little deke before unleashing his shot.

And that same night, he scored against the Senators using this technique. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a85eJ_uWIUs What's clear is that St-Louis is capable of teaching his players things that pay off. And it's interesting to see that for both Demidov and Caufield, St-Louis taught them to slow down the game to create new angles and space to let them use their main asset. Clearly, this is something he's trying to instill,because in reality, St-Louis doesn't need to teach Demidov how to pass the ball or Caufield how to shoot the net. What he can do, however, is help them get into the right frame of mind to put those skills to good use.And, clearly, it worked yesterday.

'Overtime'

– The guys are having fun.

– He had to leave yesterday due to cramps… and now finds himself in the starter's chair.

– A name to watch.

– Interesting.

– Of note:

– Let's see if this helps the Jays.

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